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Apache Server on Bootup
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Does it ever make it to the login window or desktop?
If you can eventually log in, check your Console logs for the system startup and httpd (Apache) logs to see what's happening.
If you can eventually log in, check your Console logs for the system startup and httpd (Apache) logs to see what's happening.
Hmmm, that makes it a bit trickier.
Have you changed any Apache settings lately that could account for that?
The only thing that comes to mind is to log into single-user mode (hold command+s at startup) and try to edit the Apache config file (httpd.conf) from the command line.
If you have OS 9 on the system you might be able to fix things from there, too.
Have you changed any Apache settings lately that could account for that?
The only thing that comes to mind is to log into single-user mode (hold command+s at startup) and try to edit the Apache config file (httpd.conf) from the command line.
If you have OS 9 on the system you might be able to fix things from there, too.
Easier still, go into single user mode (command s at startup as stated), and edit /etc/hostconfig.
Change WEBSERVER to -NO-
This will stop Apache from starting up. Then you can debug it from there, by using terminal and running 'apachectl start' and it should output those errors to the terminal screen.
Thanks for that tip.
I knew there was a config file for the system prefs somewhere, but wasn't sure of the exact location.
I knew there was a config file for the system prefs somewhere, but wasn't sure of the exact location.
It sounds to me as if your networking has been corrupted. If you boot into single user mode and take a peek at /etc/hostconfig again, what do you have set to -YES-?
Here's one from our G4:
HOSTNAME=-AUTOMATIC-
ROUTER=-AUTOMATIC-
# Services
AFPSERVER=-YES-
AUTHSERVER=-NO-
AUTOMOUNT=-YES-
CUPS=-YES-
IPFORWARDING=-NO-
IPV6=-YES-
MAILSERVER=-AUTOMATIC-
NETINFOSERVER=-AUTOMATIC-
NFSLOCKS=-AUTOMATIC-
NISDOMAIN=-NO-
RPCSERVER=-AUTOMATIC-
TIMESYNC=-NO-
QTSSERVER=-NO-
WEBSERVER=-NO-
SMBSERVER=-NO-
DNSSERVER=-NO-
COREDUMPS=-NO-
VPNSERVER=-NO-
CRASHREPORTER=-YES-
ARDAGENT=-YES-
The other thing you might want to do is run 'fsck -y' while in single user mode to fix any file problems that may be happening.
ok is there another editor or do i have to use vi? it will let me type all kinds of stuff but when i try to backspace it just goes back one charachter without moving or deleting anything. i tried to "man vi" to read the manual but no use, just made me madder. please help!
I use pico (don't laugh). I haven't spent the time to learn vi and just want to get in and modify the files quickly.
You might want to give it a shot.
You might want to give it a shot.
I don't laugh at things like that.... People have preferences, and as long as it gets the job done, who cares how you did it.
Some vi commands:
x - deletes one character to the right
X - deletes one character to the left
a - appends after the character you are on
A - appends after the entire line
i - Inserts at the the character you are on
I - inserts at the beginning of the line
dd - deletes entire line
$ - go to end of line
G - go to end of file
<number>command - repeat command that number of times
:<number> - go to line number
0 takes you to the beginning of the file):wq! - write file, even if read-only, and quit
:q! - exit without saving changes
There are two modes in vi: command and edit. Edit mode is simply where you have hit one of the append or insert commands. To go back to command mode, hit ESC. Now lets say you want to delete 5 lines, hit 5dd. Delete 5 characters to the right, hit 5x.
Enjoy!